I'm not sure about the time but it was at least past seven pm. Lying on my back on my bed facing South, the bright object/sparks caught my eye and it seemed very proximate (maybe a mile away.
Location
Address
Richland Hills, TX
Latitude
32° 47' 55.16'' N (32.798656°)
Longitude
97° 13' 36.99'' W (-97.226942°)
Elevation
162.072708m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-11-13 20:20 CST
UT Date & Time
2024-11-14 02:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
130°
First azimuth
130°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
130°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
20°
Remarks
Like droplets/sparks of glowing lava. I was lying on my bed facing south and the top of the window was line of sight. at about 40 degrees the neighbor's roof obscured line of sight
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It dropped straight down out of the sky top to bottom. Huge like nothing I've ever seen. up and around it were discrete globules of lava/sparks like steel on a grinder.
